# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bancopitalian.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-30 12:46:03 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bancopitalian.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 30 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: across (and: google, revolut) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.222 (US, New York City) ASN: ASAS153568 NEWDHAKAHARDWARE-AS-AP NEW DHAKA HARDWARE, BD Hosting org: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Registrar: Cosmotown, Inc. Nameservers: dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com Registered: 2025-07-17 Expires: 2026-07-17 Page title: Banco Italian Bank - Dedicated to innovating, simplifying, and humanizing digital banking. ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-04-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b264348c965b3183301f1b98c5ede4dba66798b7aa34f855daeeb3f4e2b51a9f ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-07-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-08-07 17:37:48 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 00:42:24 UTC (STALE — 30 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-16 18:04:25 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 30 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 30 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01988640-f5d0-756b-9d49-c34333b49d7b/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bancopitalian.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bancopitalian.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bancopitalian.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bancopitalian.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bancopitalian.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:40:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies bancopitalian.com as a high-risk generic phishing domain impersonating Banco Italian Bank, aiming to deceive users with a fraudulent digital banking interface. The domain was created on July 17, 2025, and used a page titled "Banco Italian Bank - Dedicated to innovating, simplifying, and humanizing digital banking," enhancing its credibility to lure victims. Technical analysis reveals bancopitalian.com was registered via Cosmotown, Inc. and resolved to IP address 163.61.188.222. Security scanners flagged this domain with a low trust score of 1/100 on Scamadviser and 0/100 on Gridinsoft. VirusTotal detected suspicious activity with 12 out of 95 security vendors marking it as malicious. The domain also appeared on one security blocklist, confirming its malicious intent. Currently, bancopitalian.com is offline and no longer accessible, limiting immediate risk. PhishDestroy recommends users remain vigilant against similar phishing attempts and avoid interacting with suspicious domains mimicking financial institutions. Continued monitoring and rapid takedown efforts are essential to protect users from credential theft and fraud. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 12/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 53f7eaccc5cabff8999753b23d2e2aab91a4fa445707494f4ce0d0af103fa211 TLS cert SHA-256: b264348c965b3183301f1b98c5ede4dba66798b7aa34f855daeeb3f4e2b51a9f ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bancopitalian.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bancopitalian.com Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io